Late bounce by Wall Street

All three major indexes fell by more than 1% before rallying in the last hour of trading.

Financial stocks led the rebound, with JP Morgan Chase & Co up 2.4% at $US35.39.

However, McDonald's was down after announcing that domestic sales in May sales at restaurants open at least 13 months, rose 2.8% compared to 6.1% growth in the previous month. The stock lost 1.9% to $US58.72.

Apple shares slid 0.6% to $US143.85 after the company cut the price on its base model 8-gibabyte iPhone. Earlier, Apple unveiled a cheaper Mac notebook.

The Dow Jones industrial average gained 1.36 points, or 0.02%, to 8,764.49.